Last week Quantum-Systems GmbH and laboratory Becker & Kollegen tested the transport of samples, by drone, from the mobile corona test station on the Theresienwiese to the Munich laboratory. Continue reading
Tag Archives: unmanned aerial vehicles
GA-ASI Exploits Additive Manufacturing
MQ-9B SkyGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is looking to expand the application of metal and non-metal components created using additive manufacturing (AM) processes across its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) product lines to seek further production efficiencies. Continue reading
Tracking New Zealand’s Flightless Parrot by Drone
Debbie Saunders and Josh Bobruk from Wildlife Drones on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, New Zealand
Birdwatching drones are taking to the skies of New Zealand to help scientists track the endangered kākāpō, which teeters on the brink of extinction. Continue reading
Taiwan’s Navy Upgrades Drone Fleet
Albatross
The Taiwanese military announced that in response to the January 2019 drone crash and other mechanical failures, its entire fleet of Albatross unmanned aerial vehicles is to be upgraded. Continue reading
EU Delays UAS Implementing Regulation
The European Commission has delayed the applicability date of the European Union Unmanned Aircraft Systems Implementing Regulation 2019/947 until 31 December 2020. Continue reading
AccelerātUM wants to Advance Unmanned Mobility Operations
A group of senior executives and experts from the aviation industry has announced the launch of AccelerātUM, a company focused on advancing unmanned mobility operations. Continue reading
Gas Stations Start Drone Delivery Services in Korea
GS Caltex said that it has launched drone delivery services at its gas stations on Jeju Island, utilizing them as logistics hubs. Continue reading
Police Helicopter Collides with Police Drone in Canada
There was likely a lively debrief after a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) AS350 B3 helicopter and an RCMP SkyRanger R60 surveillance drone collided while on a joint mission over a rural area of British Columbia. Continue reading